The following is the Dec. 7, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, FY2023 National Defense Authorization Act: Overview of Funding Authorizations.. Read More
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U.S. Coast Guard Accountability and Transparency Report
The following is the Nov. 27, 2023, U.S. Coast Guard Accountability and Transparency Review Team Report. Read More
Guided-missile Destroyer USS Mason Shoots Down Drone in Red Sea
USS Mason (DDG-87) sails in the Atlantic Ocean June 27, 2023. US Navy Photo
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The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) shot down a drone in the Red Sea on Wednesday, just days after USS Carney (DDG-64) downed three drones launched from Yemen, a defense official confirmed to USNI News. Read More
U.S. Urging Pacific Allies to Step Up Surveillance at Sea, Says Official
Medium displacement unmanned surface vessels Seahawk, front, and Sea Hunter launch for the U.S. Pacific Fleet’s Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem 21 (UxS IBP 21), April 20, 2021. US Navy Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As China expands its operations across the Pacific, the U.S. is urging countries in the region to expand their maritime awareness through new technology like unmanned systems, the Pentagon’s assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said Tuesday. Read More
China Masses Militia Ships in Spratlys, Transit of USS Gabrielle Giffords Irks Beijing
Chinese Maritime Militia vessels. Philippine Coast Guard Photo
Littoral Combat Ship USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS-10) sailed past Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea, prompting an angry response from the Chinese military. Meanwhile, the Philippines issued a release on Sunday stating that more than 135 China Maritime Militia (CMM) were massing around a Philippine claimed reef in the Spratlys. Read More
Navy, Marine Team Recover P-8A from Hawaiian Bay
Diving and salvage experts working alongside U.S. Navy sailors and Marines use inflatable salvage roller bags to extract the U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon from waters just off the runway at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Dec. 2, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
A team of U.S. Navy salvage experts, Marine Corps air support teams and contractors over the weekend successfully recovered a P-8A Poseidon that had been floating in a Hawaiian bay since it overshot a runway two weeks ago. Read More
PHIBRON 5 Commodore Removed from Command
USS Boxer (LHD 4) and USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) transit the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 4, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo
The commander of a California-based amphibious squadron was removed from command on Friday following an arrest last week in Coronado, USNI News has learned. Read More
Japanese Officials Raise Concerns Over V-22 Osprey Flights
U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, off-load from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, Marine Air Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Hijyudai Maneuver Area, Oita, Japan, Oct. 25, 2023. US Marine Corps Photo
Top Japanese government officials have expressed concern that the United States is not providing sufficient information regarding the ongoing flights of U.S. Ospreys in Japan following Wednesday’s crash of an Air Force Special Operations (AFSOC) CV-22 in the waters of Yakushima Island. Meanwhile, the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) wrapped up drills with a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer on Thursday. Read More
Report on Israel and Hamas 2023 Conflict, U.S. Policy Options
The following is the Nov. 30, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Israel and Hamas 2023 Conflict In Brief: Overview, U.S. Policy, and Options for Congress. Read More
China Could Play Major Role in Drafting New Regulations for Seabed Mining, Says U.N. Official
Chinese submersible Jiaolong in 2019.
China has become a major player in seabed science, exploration and mining, the secretary general of the U.N.’s International Seabed Authority said Wednesday. Read More
